Synopses & Reviews
It's not about your struggles.
It's not about your circumstances.
It's not about your relationships.
It's about your attitude.
In this bestseller, James MacDonald reveals just how much our attitudes affect our lives. Drawing on the experience of the Israelites who grumbled in the wilderness, he shows how bad attitudes rob us of joy and wholeness. Our hearts weren't made for coveting, complaining, and being critical. They were made for thankfulness, contentment, and love. Is your heart straining under the weight of a bad attitude?
If you're looking for easy answers or a quick fix, this book isn't for you. But if you're ready for a serious, inside-out attitude adjustment, there is no better place to start than this: "Lord, change my attitude . . . before it's too late."
Review
When James MacDonald speaks, I lean forward in my chair to catch every word. He communicates the Word of God with a deep commitment to the truth and with a great understanding of the people who hear him. His book, Lord, Change My Attitude (Before It's Too Late) captures in written style the excitement of his pulpit presentations. He makes you want to hear what God has said, and, better still, you find yourself wanting to do it.
-David Jeremiah, Turning Point Ministries
Since our attitude determines our actions, it is critical to begin thinking right so that we can begin living right. In this fine work, James MacDonald gives each of us the principles necessary for developing a better attitude so we can live a better life.
-Dr. Tony Evans, president, The Urban Alternative, senior pastor, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship
Some books are filled with truth, other books are fun to read, and a few books change your life. But rarely does one book do all three. So, if you long to change, but don't mind enjoying the process, then Lord, Change My Attitude is for you. It's a winner!
-Chip Ingram, chairman & CEO of Living on the Edge
Synopsis
In his groundbreaking book, MacDonald reveals how to stop the flow of negativity and start the flow of good attitudes that cause abundant joy.
Synopsis
A bestseller since 2001, Lord, Change My Attitude Before It's Too Late is classic James MacDonald: bold, practical, and communciated in a way designed to set readers free from the negativity that erodes happiness. This new revision now includes study application questions in each chapter to help readers identify the attitudes of the heart that need change in order for God's abundance to flow. While patterns of thinking won't always change overnight, Pastor MacDonald shows readers how to begin to recognize wrong attitudes and work on replacing them with the right ones.
About the Author
JAMES MACDONALD is the founding and senior pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Pastor MacDonald has written many books, including Lord, Change My Attitude...Before It's Too Late and Gripped by the Greatness of God. Pastor MacDonald's teaching can be heard on Walk in the Word, a daily 30-minute radio program heard on outlets across North America. Pastor MacDonald and his wife, Kathy, have three children and reside in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.
Table of Contents
Foreword / 9
Acknowledgments / 11
An Invitation / 13
Introduction: Ready for Promised Land Living? / 21
1. Replace a Complaining Attitude... / 31
2. ...With a Thankful Attitude / 53
3. Replace a Covetous Attitude... / 77
4. ...With an Attitude of Contentment / 99
5. Replace a Critical Attitude... / 119
6. ...With an Attitude of Love / 143
7. Replace a Doubting Attitude... / 167
8. ...With an Attitude of Faith / 189
9. Replace a Rebellious Attitude... / 213
10. ...With an Attitude of Submission / 235
Epilogue: Change...Before It's Too Late / 255
Study Guide / 265